Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-20
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged, Futures From
Two TO Eight Points Higher.
Money MARKET Easy.
Wheat Opened Firm, FIucluated Narrowly
and Closed st a Deciine-LiVe Stock
transactions Bri.S
Daily Review.
GAZETTE OFFICE
FORT WORTH, TEX, July ~, 1851.

OtAAAI AofiC"s
GAZETTE OFFICE,
FORT WORTH, TEx., July IL, 1851
Il being between seasons, retail trade
in clothing and dry goods is not active,
but is good in other lines. Wholesale
dealers report heavy trade.
Meats advanced another ic. to-day.
Coffee is strong with tendency up
ward.
THE STATE or TRADE.
Special te!esrams to Brsdstreet's con-
tinue to report al improved condition Of
trade at Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis,
s.. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Mem
plis and Louisville. Special investiga
ton at Cincinnati shows that
while the movement of merchandise
IS not quite equal to that in
recent weeks, that it is heavier than
at the like period last year. Nearly sll
dispatches refer to e improvement in
the face of the extremely warm weather
aud the quite general activity in sgriCul-
turai regions. Nebraska crop reports
ere favorable; the outlook in Minnesota
snd D3k0ta is fair only, in Kansas it il
poor for wheat but excellent for corn,
while in the region tributary to Louis
Vile the drouth has had On unfav0rable
effect on tobacco ana Otner crops, and in
Missouri Indian corn needs rain. At
NV Orleans business is more active,
owing largely 70 the generally excellent
crop prospects and lower rail rates to
Texas points. The movement of
new winter wheat to market equals
last yeSr's record at St. Louis and
Toledo, and the foreign demand f0rwheat
continues very heSvy. Last week 4,GJ7,-
600 bushels were skipped, the largest
total for any week within q year Public
AID private crop reports point to a
decreased output of winter wheat Ct
10000. 600 bushels and Of spring wheat
1000 600 bushels, or together, A. 600 600
bushels less than last year. The general
export trade ot the country for The fiscal
vrar ended June 80, 1897, so lar as
ara concerned, shows an increase over
the precediD year a. follows:
m'fac.d s!a5 S)2 lg3 <1o3 gu3.Gl7 Ia. ; Isq2. SIS
RIcadstuts l04425,l5i T. -i0,37a In. 3,,Gl5,sl5
Beet. pork
6Toda@ts saI9742s s5,59L3o7 In. GOo,Ig
p.o-ucts 45G#574 @47s,oi9 Dec. 4,o55,l7a
To:als S4g9 sig,2sJ 1851, 7a5,.l2 In SIS 05i. }37
Interpretations gold, fiscal y'r,aaouJ ,55 900 %
the dom sic money markets show
more eese, except 1t Boston, where time
loan rates have advanced aud the market
continues stringent. The principal de-
m2nls for funds west are for moving
crops, resi- estate investm ut, indus rial
enterprises and general miscellaneous
commercial requirements. R2tes are
more generally normal, with New York
fdaGs al par 81 Kansas City and Memphis
F,yerish end disturbed conditions have
prevailed IN the New York stock market.
The uncertainty regarding the Baltimore
and Oli0 deal ana sensational develop
ments, accompanied by manipulation Of
the market, have tended 10 produce
a very unsettled feeling, with q declining
tendency in stock values, though later in
Lla week prices recovered, end rumOTs
Indicating 8 favorable termination Of The
negotiations were freely circulated.
The total Of bank ClsaTings for the
week at thirty eight cities. es wired to
Bradstreet's, is S93G,95s, s43, against
Sgsl, 367 22G last week and $500, 5S7, 50l
in the second week in July, 1856. Tais
shows q decrease OF u per cent. on the
the week and an increase Of per cent
against the week year ago.
Reports to Bradstreet'S of gross esyn-
IngS and operating expenses of fifteen
representative railways for five months Of
1857, show decided increases in net earn
ings over like periods in 1856 and l8Sj,
but compared with 1884 indicate that the
Improvement IN the current year is virJu-
ally ouIy recovery of ground previously
lost. For five months Of 1887 the increase
il @5 per cent. over 1856.
% per cent. OyIT 1850, and y
per cent. over 1854, Comparing net
earnings per mile the difference is even
more startling, 1857 showing an increase
OF - per cent. over 1SoG,t per cent. over
IssJ, while over 1881 the gain is but . 10
Of per cent.
An examination OF Bradstreet's indus
lFisl record tor six months shows J23
strikes this Yesr. affecting 231 1876 en-
ployes, against 200 strikes and 3G& SO
employees last year, gain of 80 per cent,
in strikes. but decline OF 80 per cent.
in the number striking, Ia
number OF strikes iron and steel
were most numerous this year, % per
cent. Of the total, aud transportation
company employees, last year, q per cent.
In numbers involved building trades en-
ployeS were first this year, with twenty
seven of the total, and textile workers
last year, with Is per cent.
Wheat prices have tlICtuated with con-
ftcting crop reports, heavy foreign de
mand and an expected further decrease
in the visible supply. Hog products have
stiffeued, with q declining supply OF hogs
and 8 better demand.
Iron is firm but difficult Of sale east
At the west il is in better demand, as are
nsils and steel rails. Sales of IS, 90 tons
of rails by the Llcbawanns Company for
Raciflc coast delivery, on private terms,
indicate that home makers have taken the
subject of foreign competition by the
horns. Old rails are difficult of sale at
prices asked by holders.
Staple COttons at the esst are very
strong, and brown and bleached cottons
are sold ahead. FlaUnels sre more active
snd higher. Wool is quiet east and west.
Heavy sales would call for concessions.
Raw cotton is 2-l6c lower on heavy sales
by recent heavy holders BradstTeet's.
The Fort Worth @aYksts.
BUTTER -lOGl2hc per ID creamery zoe.
j. COEFEE-Rio, fair lSc; prime &c; choice
22c; LaEUyra zoe; Java 50ac; Golden RIO
24c: Pea Berry 25C.
CHEESE-The better grades and Ohiofsctory
lO6lUi,C; full cream twins lbc.
CABBAGE-New southern crop, s. 25G
- per 100 pounds.
CANNED GOODS-Prices per dozen: Pire.